Pescadero (Spanish for “Fishmonger”) is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in San Mateo County, California, two miles (3 km) east of State Route 1 and Pescadero State Beach. The town is 14.4 miles (23.2 km) south of Half Moon Bay. The ZIP Code is 94060 and the community is inside area code 650. The population was 595 at the 2020 census.

Pescadero is a farming and ranching community near the Pescadero Marsh, a wildlife refuge. Pescadero Creek, the longest stream in San Mateo County, is an annual creek that empties into the Pacific Ocean close the town. Many of the buildings in town date from the 19th century. Pescadero is situated close the Pacific Ocean, about 17 miles (27 km) south of Half Moon Bay and about 34 miles (55 km) north of Santa Cruz.

Pescadero is also a weekend tourist destination during the summer months because of beaches, parks including Memorial Park and Butano State Park, Pigeon Point Lighthouse and Hostel, as with ease as extensive rural roads for biking and trails for hiking in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Attractions put in Duarte’s Tavern, Arcangeli Grocery Co. (Norm’s Market / Bakery), Sante Family Wines, Made in Pescadero (a furniture store), Downtown Local (a coffee shop), The Sunshine (a boutique grocery store), Pescadero Essentials (a health/beauty shop), South Coast Children’s Services Thrift Shop, Luna Sea art gallery, the Pie Ranch Farmstand, the Pescadero Farmers Market (that runs from June through October), and Taqueria y Mercado de Amigos, an highly thought of taqueria in the local gas station.

Pescadero is host to a number of booming agricultural ventures, some of which present high-quality fabricate and value-added products throughout San Mateo County and much of the Bay Area. These include: Harley Farms Goat Dairy, Blue House Farm, Tomkat Ranch, Simms Organic, Fifth Crow Farm, R & R Herbs, and many others.